Sheffield United (N) - FA Cup SF - Sat 22nd April, 16:45 | Pre-Match Thread

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How did we seemingly get the Phillips signing so wrong? The data they have available to make such decisions makes it difficult to get such signings so wrong but seems the lad has fell off a cliff. Hope he can turn it around regardless of him staying with us or not...

I'm mates with a few Leeds fans who basically said he fell off a cliff before joining us. Too many injuries and very poor in the games he played in his final season.
 
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Dias, Stones, Rodri bench. Phillips bench. Walker starts also.
 
How did we seemingly get the Phillips signing so wrong? The data they have available to make such decisions makes it difficult to get such signings so wrong but seems the lad has fell off a cliff. Hope he can turn it around regardless of him staying with us or not...
It's a strange one. We've had players that take time to settle in, but they tend to do it while actually getting some game time (except maybe Ake due to injuries). If he's not getting games, how are we going to expect him to learn the system? Looking like another Jack Rodwell at this point.
 
Need to be pragmatic. Start with a side strong enough to win it, ideally in the first half, but definitely within the time.
 
continue to play the back 3/4 system

Ortega

Walker
Akanji
Dias
Laporte

Phillips
De bruyne
Bernardo

Mahrez
Haaland
Foden


Haaland and De bruyne off on 60
mins hopefully
 
This is a good game for Kalvin to start. We might need him in the run in. A good win and performance today will give him some confidence and rhythm.
 
He played well versus the rags in the home derby, seville away, and chelsea in the cup. He fucked up against Copenhagen (silly red) and had a few poor performances when the whole team wasn't performing. Otherwise, he hasn't been given a proper chance, has no real game time, etc. We need to know where we stand with him, so we can decide whether to keep him/loan him/sell him. A lot of people wrote him off, but I think he will come good. He is a typical Pep player since he has the right technical ability. On top of it, pausa, passing, crossing. Obviously, he seems to be not great defensively (learning, only been a left-back for one full season), but in our new system, he might fit in well. Pep knows best, anyway, so there must be a reason he is getting game time here and there, especially if he is starting today. Pep sees the players daily, how they perform in training, we need to trust him. Besides, Gomez is a boyhood blue and has a great attitude, so I wish people backed him up a little. Player of the season at Anderlecht, La Masia graduate, got some experience playing in La Liga, and he is still young too. KDB never even played for Wolfsburg yet at his age. Give him time.
Yeah, the hate for him is pretty surprising, especially given his lack of minutes and it being his first season here. From what I know, he came recommended by Vinny, as well, who I think has established he has an eye for talent.

He may or may not be with us next season, but let’s at least back him whilst he is here.
 
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